2005 Bodegas Lan, Rioja Edición Limitada
For the second year in a row, we were able to get enough of this acclaimed and very limited wine for the club. Continue reading →

2004 Eugenio Bocchino Barolo “Lu”
Eugenio Bocchino is a true “garagiste,” working his 5.5 hectares of vineyards with just his wife Cinzia and their three dachshunds. Continue reading →

2006 d’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz
Here’s a wine that needs little introduction, particularly since winemaker Chester Osbern writes an extended essay on the back of each d’Arenberg bottling. Continue reading →

2006 Cantina Terlano, Quarz Sauvignon
Little known in the United States, Cantina Terlano in the Alto Adige’s Dolomite Mountains is one of the most respected and acclaimed cooperatives in Italy. Continue reading →

2005 Bodega Catena Zapata Alta Malbec
In the last year, no region in the shop has shown more progress than Latin America, particularly Argentina, in the quality of the wines and diversity of selection. Continue reading →

2005 Le Roc des Anges, Carignan de 1903
Although we have had many “old vines” wines in this club, we don’t think any of them came from 100+ year old vines. Continue reading →

2006 Massena, the howling dog Petite Sirah
Massena may be a new name to our club members, but co-winemaker Dan Standish is definitely not, at least not to those who have had a chance to enjoy his 2002 Standish Shiraz from the December 2006 Club. Continue reading →

2003 Casanova di Neri, Brunello di Montalcino
Brunello fans will certainly recognize the estate Casanova di Neri, particularly since their 2001 “Tenuta Nuova” Brunello was named wine of the year in 2006 by the Wine Spectator magazine. Continue reading →

2005 Domaine Charvin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Although Burgundy has rightfully received tremendous acclaim for the 2005 vintage, it was also a great year in the southern Rhone, particularly for Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Continue reading →

2006 Weingut Emmerich Knoll, Loibner Grüner Veltliner, Vinothekfüllung Smaragd
If Le Montrachet is the vineyard that represents the apex of white Burgundy, then this wine, a careful selection of high altitude grapes from 4 small lots in the Wachau Valley, is the Montrachet of the Grüner Veltliner world. Continue reading →